42-31679
Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Maxwell 19/12/43; Savannah 20/12/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 11/1/44; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with Freeman Storm, Co-pilot: Don Larsen, Navigator: Bill Cook, Bombardier: Dale Wilkinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Bonnell, Ball turret gunner: Steve Hannon, Waist gunner: John Honis, Tail gunner: Clyde Vaughn (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Vic Miller, Waist gunner: Rich McDaniel (2 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-38070 (2BG) with tail broken off, crashed Landshut, Ger; five chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 2615.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-25-bo-42-31632-4…
Added associations to the 2 BG listed in the A/C #42-31679 description section.
Added associations to the 49 BS and the 2 BG listed in the A/C #42-31679 description section.
Added an association to the A/C #42-38070 listed in the A/C description section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.